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Traders Predict Shifts In The Trading Industry - According To The Latest Trader Survey By The Swiss Stock Exchange, Digital Assets And AI Are Poised To Reshape The Future Of Trading

Date 15/01/2020

A recent SIX survey of participants operating on the Swiss Stock Exchange revealed enthusiasm for trading digital assets; almost two-thirds state growing interest from clients to trade digital assets. When asked about their long-term outlook for trading digital assets and crypto products, an even higher majority of traders – 80% – believe that demand will increase. When considering the impact of trading digital assets more broadly, many feel it will streamline the trading and settlement process and reduce overall trading costs.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority Signs Guiding Principles On Sustainable Finance Together With Leading Authorities In The UAE

Date 15/01/2020

The DFSA, together with a group of leading authorities in the UAE, has published the UAE’s first Guiding Principles on Sustainable Finance (the Guiding Principles), which will serve as a catalyst for the implementation of the UAE’s sustainability priorities. 

World’s First AI-Powered Company Deal-Flow Search Engine, mnAI, Launches For UK Investors

Date 15/01/2020

• mnAI reduces the time it takes to identify acquisition, investment and merger opportunities from months to minutes
• Platform launches with 7.2bn data points covering 6.4m UK companies and 37m officer profiles
• mnAI updates in real-time, adding 100m data points a week and replaces SIC code searching with natural language search
• Platform harnesses predictive AI modelling to provide future valuations

Securities Commission Malaysia Publishes Guidelines On Digital Assets

Date 15/01/2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today published the Guidelines on Digital Assets (Guidelines) that outlines the framework for fundraising through digital token offering in Malaysia.

BMLL Appoints Industry Heavyweight Paul Humphrey As Chief Executive Officer - Closes Financing Round With Participation From Oceanwood, IQ Capital And Angel CoFund Bringing Funding Raised To Date To 25m USD

Date 15/01/2020

BMLL Technologies, the data engineering and analytics firm, today announced the appointment of Paul Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer. A senior executive with decades of experience in leading positions across the brokerage, banking, data and exchange world, Paul Humphrey joins BMLL Technologies to drive the scale up of the business and realise the firm's mission to democratise access to granular market data and analytical products at speed and scale.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security XS1964558339

Date 15/01/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 15.01.2020, 10-08 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 95.647) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security XS1964558339 were changed. New values are available here

First Set Of Guiding Principles On Sustainable Finance Published By Leading Financial Authorities In The UAE

Date 15/01/2020

• First-of-its-kind initiative aimed at furthering the UAE’s sustainability agenda
• UAE Financial authorities forge commitment to ensure sustainability of UAE economy

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - December 2019

Date 15/01/2020

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for December 2019.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Accounting And Corporate Regulatory Authority Launch Variable Capital Companies Framework

Date 15/01/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) launched the Variable Capital Companies (VCC) framework today. The VCC is a new corporate structure that can be used for a wide range of investment funds and provides fund managers greater operational flexibility and cost savings [1] . It will encourage more funds to be domiciled in Singapore and enhance our value as an international fund management centre. 

UAE’s Securities And Commodities Authority: PTEC’s Board Of Trustees Discuss New Year’s Plans And Approves The Launch Of An E-Training Platform

Date 15/01/2020

Chaired by H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the meeting of the board of trustees of the Professional Training and Examinations Centre (PTEC) discussed the PTEC’s 2020 marketing plan, its strategic plan, and its training programs for this year, which will be delivered in cooperation with the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA).